Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted a school board or school budget election and to allow school boards to set an additional day for voting
Summary
Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted an annual meeting and election and to allow school boards to set an additional day for voting if less than eight percent of registered voters cast ballots as a direct consequence of a disaster.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Nov 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed Nov 21, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025 · Assembly Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Nov 21, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.547
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
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